DJ Darling

WR · #14 · New Mexico · FR · 6'0" · 175 · Missouri City, TX

Projected WR-Z starter

132 2026 receiving yards

6 of 13 2026 catches

1 2026 TDs

3 Explosive plays

6 Career games (5 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Rec-Tgt	Yards	YPR	TD
2026	New Mexico	6	5	6-13	132	22.0	1

Receiving yards per game 22.0 46

Yards per catch 22.0 96

Catch rate 46.2% 15

Receiving TDs 1 37

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production

QB Toa Fa'avae QB · 698 pass yds · 6g

Scottre Humphrey RB · 422 rush yds · 6g

WR-X

Troy Omeire WR · 112 rec yds · 4g

WR-SL Bailen George WR · 240 rec yds · 6g

Cade Keith TE · 212 rec yds · 6g

Explosive play rate 14.0% 79

Red zone TD rate 80.6% 83

Line yards per carry 2.6 59

Sack rate allowed 12.0% 2

Week	Opponent	Targets	Receptions	Receiving yards	Receiving TDs	RZ opps	Target share
W1	CMU	1	1	9	0	0	4%
W2	Mercyhurst Lakers	4	1	35	1	0	22%
W3	@ OKLA	1	0	0	0	0	6%
W4	@ NMSU	2	0	0	0	0	13%
W5	UTEP	4	3	75	0	1	17%
W7	@ HAW	1	1	13	0	0	9%

2026 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2026 board

#1438 Charles Humphrey OT · Anderson County

#1438 Zeke Andrews ATH · Ralston Valley

#1474 DJ Darling WR · Fort Bend Ridge Point UNM

#1523 Noah Abebe IOL · Friendswood HOU

#1523 George Williams-Haseotes IOL · Community School of Naples VAN

WRs in the class

#200 BJ Bedgood Benjamin Russell ODU

#200 William Pressley Oak Ridge M-OH

#204 DJ Darling Fort Bend Ridge Point UNM

#214 JaColby Cooper Alcoa TENN

2026 · 46th pctile of WRs

Recruit · 52th pctile of class